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  Our Revolution · [email protected]
January 25, 2021 at 7:28 PM

standing up to Mitch McConnell’s deceptive tactics to block progressive reform

In private discussions with Democratic Leadership, Mitch McConnell is trying to protect the filibuster and its 60-vote threshold for passing legislation in the Senate. Leadership has rebuffed him, but there is no guarantee what happens moving forward. There are corporate forces who attem…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
January 24, 2021 at 1:12 AM

Mittens, Monopolies and McConnell

Welcome to The Revolution Report — the weekly e-newsletter of our national grassroots organizing network! ★ ★ ★ Don’t miss our next National Organize to Win Call on Monday, January 25th at 8:30pm EST featuring US Rep. Ro Khanna, who will give us a Capitol Hill update; Minne…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
January 23, 2021 at 1:11 AM

Just In: Bernie mittens stickers!

John,Our Revolution is celebrating Bernie Sanders’ new position as Senate Budget Committee Chairman with a cozy new sticker, and we want you to have one! Chip in $5 or more now and we’ll send you one of these “Mr. Chairman” stickers! Get Your Sticker Bernie’s mittens warmed the hearts of…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
January 21, 2021 at 10:20 PM

can you lend us a mitten?

John, we all know who the true star of Inauguration Day was yesterday... Bernie has always stood up for what’s right — even when he’s sitting — and Our Revolution is 100% with him in the fight to pass Medicare for All. If you’re with us, lend a hand — or a mitten — by chipping in $27 now…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
January 20, 2021 at 5:40 PM

our plan worked. Now, we need your help to plan our next steps→

John, Our Revolution flexed progressive power throughout 2020. Our national network of grassroots organizers successfully mobilized to defeat Trump by focusing our organizing in key Midwestern states — then we made hundreds of thousands of voter contacts in Georgia and helped take back th…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
January 18, 2021 at 8:18 PM

TONIGHT: 1st call of 2021

★ ★ ★ Don’t miss the first National Organize to Win Call of 2021 on Tonight, January 18th at 8:30 PM EST featuring newly sworn-in U.S. Rep. Marie Newman, Karen Carter Peterson, who is running in a special election for Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District, Jane Kleeb, Nebraska …
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
January 17, 2021 at 4:20 PM

Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders

“Underline the word aggressive. Start out there.” John, that's what Bernie Sanders told The New York Times when asked how he plans to move forward on the Biden administration’s agenda as the new chair of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee. As Senate Budget Chairman, Bernie will “exert he…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
January 16, 2021 at 11:32 PM

2021 PLAN

Welcome to The Revolution Report — the weekly e-newsletter of our national grassroots organizing network! ★ ★ ★ Don’t miss the first National Organize to Win Call of 2021 on Monday, January 18th at 8:30 PM EST featuring newly sworn-in U.S. Rep. Marie Newman, Karen Carter Pe…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
January 15, 2021 at 11:20 PM

Josh Hawley’s own voters want him to resign

FIRST: Our Revolution groups in Missouri protested at Josh Hawley’s offices demanding his resignation. THEN: our national program accurately labeled Josh Hawley a domestic terrorist for inciting the violent attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol. NOW: new polling released after our pressure…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
January 14, 2021 at 10:29 PM

Josh Hawley’s Seditious Crimes

John,Senator Josh Hawley knowingly lied about the 2020 election results, and his conduct directly led to the insurrection that Donald Trump inflicted against our democracy. We refuse to let him participate in a coup to overthrow democracy and then slink back into his job as Senator. This…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
January 13, 2021 at 7:13 PM

impeaching Trump should not be a partisan issue

John,American democracy was violently attacked by the domestic terrorist currently occupying the White House. That’s why we are writing to you today to ask you to join us in urging all Members of Congress to vote to impeach Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection that has gravely endang…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
January 13, 2021 at 12:07 AM

Trump, Cruz, and Hawley are traitors who should be treated as traitors

John,Last week, Donald Trump and dozens of his traitorous collaborators in the House and Senate spread lies to openly encourage an insurrection against American democracy. Let us be clear: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, and every other Republican who voted to undermine the sovereign…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
January 10, 2021 at 10:09 PM

progressives have earned a place at the DNC

John,Our Revolution has focused from the beginning on reforming the DNC so that it truly represents the diverse needs of the Democratic coalition by pushing for a progressive future. Our organizing within the party has directly led to key rules changes to ensure that voters — not Superdel…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
January 7, 2021 at 11:16 PM

Trump and his traitorous collaborators must face severe consequences for sedition

John,President Trump, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, and other Republicans incited a mob of domestic terrorists to deface the U.S. Capitol yesterday after repeatedly lying about the election being “fraud” with absolutely no evidence. The idea that men like Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley — who openly r…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
January 6, 2021 at 5:05 PM

we worked together, and we won!

John, look at what we accomplished together! After going all out in November to successfully flip the Midwest and stop a second Trump term, we turned all of our focus to Georgia to take back the Senate. If we failed, Mitch McConnell would have been able to block every piece of progressi…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
January 5, 2021 at 5:28 PM

it all comes down to this...

Today is the day we have all been working for: our chance to win in Georgia and end Mitch McConnell’s reign of terror as Senate Majority Leader. Our organizers are already out leading safe canvasses and get out the vote phone banks and won’t stop working as hard as they can until polls a…
  Mike Oles · [email protected]
January 5, 2021 at 12:31 AM

organizing, organizing, organizing!

John, first off, I want to thank you for your support in helping us hire local organizers here in Georgia to boost turnout, win tomorrow’s critical runoff elections, and take back the Senate from Mitch McConnell. Until polls close, our organizers will be going all out to help voters over…
  Mike Oles · [email protected]
January 4, 2021 at 5:39 PM

John, this is the critical final push

John, first off, I want to thank you for your support in helping us hire local organizers here in Georgia to boost turnout, win tomorrow’s critical runoff elections, and take back the Senate from Mitch McConnell. In the next 2 days, our organizers will be going all out to help voters ove…
  Joseph Geevarghese · [email protected]
January 1, 2021 at 1:08 AM

overcome racist voter suppression

It’s late, so I’ll get right to the point. We have only 5 days left to determine control of the US Senate. That’s why our field organizing team is going all out to WIN GEORGIA by safely reaching out to voters, boosting turnout, and overcoming racist GOP voter suppression. John, can …
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 31, 2020 at 7:59 PM

closing 2020 strong

John,Tonight at midnight, we face our end-of-year deadline — the last fundraising deadline before Election Day in Georgia on January 5th. If we don’t win both Senate races, Mitch McConnell will be able to continue to destroy our democracy and block even modest progressive reform. We can’…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 31, 2020 at 3:58 PM

there is no time to waste

John,Tonight at midnight, we face our end-of-year deadline — the last fundraising deadline before Election Day in Georgia on January 5th. If we don’t win both Senate races, Mitch McConnell will be able to continue to destroy our democracy and block even modest progressive reform. We can’…
  Marisa Mormile · [email protected]
December 30, 2020 at 9:58 PM

it’s all about turnout

Polls are showing that both Georgia Senate race margins are razor-thin — meaning that effective organizing can make all the difference. Our Revolution has 50,000 member households in Georgia, and we’re mobilizing experienced local organizers in Georgia who are leading teams of volunteers…
  Marisa Mormile · [email protected]
December 30, 2020 at 5:08 PM

it’s mobilization time in Georgia

Polls are showing that both Georgia Senate race margins are razor-thin — meaning that effective organizing can make all the difference. Our Revolution has 50,000 member households in Georgia, and we’re mobilizing experienced local organizers in Georgia who are leading teams of volunteers…
  Mike Oles · [email protected]
December 29, 2020 at 9:18 PM

so much is at stake, and it’s so close

It’s my job to manage Our Revolution organizers working in Georgia, and I have to say I couldn’t be more proud of the incredible work they are doing to empower voters to overcome well-funded racist GOP voter suppression and make their voices heard. We’ve made hundreds of thousands of vote…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 29, 2020 at 4:47 PM

our organizing can make the difference

John,Enemies of working Americans — super PACs, Mitch McConnell, and the most racist and authoritarian factions of the billionaire class — are going all out to stop Democrats from taking back the Senate by winning both races in Georgia. Early voting is underway, and Election Day is Janua…
  Mike Oles · [email protected]
December 28, 2020 at 9:49 PM

it’s a game of inches in Georgia, and we intend to win it.

It’s my job to manage Our Revolution organizers working in Georgia, and I have to say I couldn’t be more proud of the incredible work they are doing to empower voters to overcome well-funded racist GOP voter suppression and make their voices heard. We’ve made hundreds of thousands of vote…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 28, 2020 at 5:19 PM

Mitch wants to crush democracy. But you can help us stop him.

John,Enemies of working Americans — super PACs, Mitch McConnell, and the most racist and authoritarian factions of the billionaire class — are going all out to stop Democrats from taking back the Senate by winning both races in Georgia. Early voting is underway, and Election Day is Janua…
  Larry Cohen · [email protected]
December 22, 2020 at 12:22 AM

Every issue that we hold dear is in Nina Turner’s bones

John, stop for one... not even a minute. We don't have a minute. Too much going on. But stop for five seconds and imagine Nina Turner in the U.S. Congress. Imagine what that would sound like. Imagine the pride that all of us will have if a founder of Our Revolution ends up in the U.S. …
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 19, 2020 at 11:01 PM

Nina Turner, Georgia runoffs and MORE!

Welcome to The Revolution Report — the weekly e-newsletter of our national grassroots organizing network! ★ ★ ★ As 2020 draws to a close, the conservative movement is taking note of Our Revolution’s work to transform America. This year, we elected hundreds of progressive champ…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 18, 2020 at 8:16 PM

Nina Turner and a wave of progressives down-ballot

Fox News was recently forced to report about how Our Revolution is reshaping America through our down-ballot organizing. The story was based on research by the conservative think tank Heartland Institute, and our own analysis confirms that during the 2020 election cycle, Our Revolution e…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 17, 2020 at 8:08 PM

Fox News is scared of Our Revolution. And they should be.

Our work organizing in the Midwest saved our country by doing what the establishment refused to do and ensure that Trump and his fascistic agenda lost in November. Now that we are ramping up in a big way to do the same thing in Georgia, the most racist and authoritarian elements of the A…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 16, 2020 at 9:03 PM

Add Nina Turner to the squad

HELLO SOMEBODY — John, the progressive “Squad” in Congress is about to get bigger. Nina Turner is officially running for Congress in Ohio’s 11th Congressional District, and Our Revolution is proud to support her campaign. Will you split a contribution between Our Revolution and Nina Tu…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 15, 2020 at 5:36 PM

HELLO SOMEBODY: Nina Turner is running for Congress

HELLO SOMEBODY — John, the progressive “Squad” in Congress is about to get bigger. Nina Turner is officially running for Congress in Ohio’s 11th Congressional District, and Our Revolution is proud to support her campaign. Will you split a contribution between Our Revolution and Nina Tu…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 15, 2020 at 12:42 AM

Join us TONIGHT for our last National Organize to Win Call of the year!

Don’t miss the last National Organize to Win Call of the year TONIGHT, December 14th at 8:30pm EST! We’ll get updates from Georgia and talk about our plan to hold Biden accountable on progressive priorities like climate change and health care from Sen. Jeff Merkley, Rep. Ro Khanna, …
  Marisa Mormile · [email protected]
December 13, 2020 at 10:48 PM

winning means everything

In November, we proved that our strategic investment in organizing in Midwestern states was critical to countering Trump’s lies about the economy and winning back the White House. We knew that our commitment to organizing wasn’t being matched by the establishment. Instead of complaining…
  Mike Oles · [email protected]
December 13, 2020 at 5:48 PM

winning means ending Mitch McConnell’s control of the Senate

John,If both Democrats win in their runoffs, we’ll see the end of Mitch McConnell’s reign of terror as Majority Leader. But the truth is that these races will be tight. That’s why Our Revolution is getting-out-the-vote with our 50,000 supporters in Georgia through safe canvassing and vir…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 12, 2020 at 8:11 PM

Jeff Merkley, Ro, Nina & more!

Welcome to The Revolution Report — the weekly e-newsletter of our national grassroots organizing network! ★ ★ ★ Don’t miss the last National Organize to Win Call of the year on Monday, December 14th at 8:30pm EST! We’ll get updates from Georgia and talk about our plan to hold …
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 12, 2020 at 3:28 PM

our organizing vs. voter suppression

The most authoritarian and racist elements of the ruling class will do anything to keep control of the Senate. They know that having Mitch in charge means no chance of any legislation being passed that will help ordinary Americans escape the increasingly iron-like grip of elite capital o…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 11, 2020 at 10:18 PM

we can only win the Senate by scaling up

John, To supplement our safe canvassing program in Georgia, hundreds of Our Revolution volunteers have hit the phones to have deep organizing conversations with Georgia voters to help them register to vote, request absentee ballots, and educate them about the voting process. In just two …
  Rep. Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
December 11, 2020 at 4:46 PM

COVID relief may be coming. We need to speak up to ensure it includes direct cash payments to people and families

Momentum is finally building for a bipartisan COVID relief package, but it does not include a new round of stimulus checks. John, COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are surging across the country, along with poverty and homelessness rates. But with aid programs for renters and j…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 11, 2020 at 12:41 AM

rising up and reclaiming our future

Michelle Sanchez is an Our Revolution leader doing critical work in Gwinnett County, Georgia who joined Our Revolution’s national organizing call this week. Thanks to your support, her team has already knocked on thousands of doors delivering PPE kits to essential workers, registering fi…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 10, 2020 at 7:31 PM

If Republicans win even one of the races, Mitch McConnell will continue to reign tyrannically

John, If Republicans win even one of the Georgia races, Mitch McConnell will continue to reign tyrannically over the Senate. That means that any legislation to help working people that Bernie Sanders, AOC, or other progressive allies in Congress tries to move forward will be snuffed out …
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 9, 2020 at 3:08 PM

John, polls have Democrats leading by razor-thin margins in both Senate races

Michelle Sanchez is an Our Revolution leader doing critical work in Gwinnett County, Georgia who joined Our Revolution’s national organizing call on Monday. Thanks to your support, her team has already knocked on thousands of doors delivering PPE kits to essential workers, registering fi…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 8, 2020 at 8:05 PM

Do you agree with Bernie that Congress must pass more stimulus checks?

John, Bernie Sanders is organizing his fellow Senators to rally behind adding $1,200 direct payments to all Americans into the COVID-19 relief bill currently being negotiated behind closed doors in Congress. The current proposal lacks any direct stimulus checks for the American people, …
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 6, 2020 at 9:14 PM

we took on the forces of structural racism in the House, and we won

John, When the forces of structural racism conspired to block a vote to decriminalize marijuana in September, Our Revolution reached out to you and started mobilizing. That’s why we are so proud to let you know that after thousands of Our Revolution Members joined with the National Orga…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 6, 2020 at 12:10 AM

Breaking!

Welcome to The Revolution Report — the weekly e-newsletter of our national grassroots organizing network! ★ ★ ★ Join our Weekly National Organize to Win Call on Monday, December 7th at 8:30pm EST to learn about breaking progressive wins in Georgia and Illinois and get the la…
  Jim Hightower · [email protected]
December 4, 2020 at 8:58 PM

Marcia Fudge will make the Agriculture Department work for people again (if Joe Biden lets her)

John,Gutsy, honest leadership is necessary to confront the wealthy interests that seek to exploit our democracy for personal gain and advance the common good. This truth is directly applicable to one of the most important Cabinet appointments that President-elect Joe Biden will make: Sec…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 3, 2020 at 5:05 PM

the drug war is racist, and we can strike a blow against it

John,In 2018 over 663,000 people were arrested for marijuana-related crimes, and according to a report by the ACLU, Black Americans are 3.6 times more likely to be arrested than white Americans despite similar consumption rates. That’s why Our Revolution has worked hard to overturn marij…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 2, 2020 at 9:57 PM

we want to thank you

John,Thanks to your generous support, Our Revolution is on the ground in Georgia and our members have already made over 100,000 voter contacts in the two races that will decide the balance of the U.S. Senate! We are now only a month out from the January runoff, and we know both races wil…
  Our Revolution · [email protected]
December 1, 2020 at 4:00 PM

[Reminder] John, don't miss our critical Georgia meeting with Nina Turner, Killer Mike, and Councilman khalid

Our Revolution is investing in organizing in black communities being targeted heavily by racist GOP voter suppression tactics. John, we want to make sure you know how you can get involved. As you know, if we lose even one of these Senate races, Mitch McConnell will be able to block every…